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The Fires of Anuria

Ah, a rival theocracy, and in the same region of space as well, this will prove quite interesting =p

The Fires of Anuria

Jut dropping to say that I'm interested on joining this :) Will start work on my Sheet.

Orion: New Beginning

Awesome! Lets keep it up people :)

Orion: New Beginning

Sadain's Hope, 701st FOB

"Hostiles on advance!" A auru soldier shouted, firing from cover along with several humans and an aldzur.

"Come get some!" An ishkaaran soldier shouted, firing a heavy machine gun towards the charging Union Partisans. "I can do this all day assholes!" He continued unloading lead on the Militiamen until he heard several clicking sounds. "Reload!" He yelled, but before he got the chance, he was pulled down. "Masu! get in cover you crazy idiot!" shouted the human next to him, pulling him down with all his might behind the safety of the makeshift walls they set up. "You're a sniper's magnet!" he shouted over the gunfire. Masu simply smiled, "Hah! Come on sarge, ain't nothing that can stop me!"

The Sergeant frowned to the over confident ishkaran. "You're no good dead to the Squad, soldier." He replied as he placed two fingers over the right side of his head. "Control, this is Echo One, we're facing some heavy fire here, requesting some backup ASAP." A response came as a feminine voice replied. "Roger that Echo One, we're sending an Armadillo Tank on your way."

"Much appreciated Control." The Sergeant then turned is gaze back to a Naasu as he tinkered with a power generator, pressing down keys. "How are those Auto Turrets Sull?"

"I'm working as fast as possible sarge!" He replied, frantically trying to turn the generator on. "You stupid piece of crap! Turn on damn you!" He kept shouting at the generator as it refused to power the auto guns that help protect the base's left flank. He then resorted to smashing it in frustration, however, in his recklessness he was out in the open briefly, and was shot in the arm. "Gah!" he yelped, falling to the ground in agony. "Medic!" The Sergeant cried out, and without delay an Auru woman rushed over and dragged the injured Sull away into cover. The sergeant proceeded to fire blindly at the Partisans, and before they knew it, a Militia Light Tank, a left over of the former Haven Military, crashed through, aimed at the defenders and ready to fire it's main gun. "Ah shit.." the sergeant said, and right before his eyes, the tank exploded, forcing the Militia to scatter.

From the right, An Armadillo Tank variant came crashing in as well, right between the weakened defenders and locals. An Auxilia-class infantry drone emerged from the roof of the vehicle, manning the machine gun turret as it opened fire on the scattered Militiamen. The doors on the side slide open as a dozen more drones rushed out of the armored car, one of them approaching the sergeant. "Sgt. Mike Zaamil." It droned. "We have been ordered to cover your retreat."

"Your timing is just perfect." Zaamil complimented. "Echo Squad! Fall back to the gate! The Toasters will cover us!" And with that, they all complied as they slowly fell back to the gate as they brought in the wounded, however, they unfortunately had to leave several others behind, those that were killed in earlier moments of the skirmish. Before long all the remaining Echos reached the other side, the large doors sliding closed.

Command and Operations Center
In the center of this ramshackled base, Captain Itinus Kosh of the 701st Strike Battalion and several others watched over a holo-display of the battlefield, three platoons-worth of men, equipment and drones were struggling across several locations around the district they controlled, a few squads such as Echo were left to guard the base in case of Union flank attacks that occurred not too long ago. The room begun to tremor, dirt and dust falling as they were being shelled by Union artillery.

"Damn it, they got us cornered, their getting serious this time." The Captain said as he glued his eyes to the battlefield, Union forces making a slow advance in great numbers. He turned to his Second in Command, a fellow Janari. "Any word on those reinforcements?"

"Yes, sir." He replied. "Colonel Weth has informed me that they will reach the Drop Point within the hour." The Captain smirked with the news. "I'd say that's good enough. Once those reinforcements arrive, we'll begin the operation in taking the rest of the city off the hands of these Unionite bastards."

Orion: New Beginning

That's ok as well. RP can wait you for :)

And to also note, my second post is up!

Orion: New Beginning

March 23rd, 2590
Haven System
The Haven System, once the most prosperous, and peaceful of the Powderkeg Systems, an unstable region of space in between the Union, the Aurolian Federation, the Terranis Empire, the Confederated States, and the Commonwealth. The Haven Republic was once a neutral zone for the Federation, Empire and the Union, who were in a continuous state of Cold War, a cold war that has been waging on for centuries.

Haven's troubles begun fifteen years ago, Human and Alien colonists were on the verge of civil war, but through the combined efforts of the usual three adversaries and one man, war had been stopped, for now that is.

For the moment, the Sector celebrated, the Superpowers were in awe of what had successfully occurred, Interstellar Media had dubbed this moment as the "Miracle of Haven", it's main orchestrator, a human by the name of Marcus Sadain was hailed a Hero, the Modern Gandhi of his time, the Powdekeg Peacemaker. Sadain even was soon elected to lead the Haven Republic. The next decade was one of calm peace, and little hostility under Sadain's leadership, that until he was assassinated.

The Unknown Assailants made no demands, no intentions, it came without warning and sudden and shortly after his assassination the Haven System fell into anarchy as number of Alien and Humans colonists were once again divided, Militia groups engaging in the streets of the Worlds of the Haven System.

The situation escalated as Federation, Union, and Imperial military task forces were sent in as the System plunged into Civil War. The Federation, protecting a Client State closely aligned to them, the Union, backing the slowly shrinking Human minority groups, and several Imperial Noble Houses of the Terranis Empire protecting their valuable financial investments.

The involvement of the Three Powers escalated the conflict, and soon became another front for their proxy wars. Ten years pass, and now the system is further divided, unrecognizable to what it once was. This conflict however, is unlike the others, for years the three powers fought indirectly, however this time, it is no longer the case.

Bright Horizon
For years Bright Horizon, among several other worlds, remained contested between the Three Powers and their proxies, below surface, Bright Horizon is a torn landscape, many of the once thriving cities now ruined warzones, burnt out husks of vehicles and corpses littering the streets, forests, grasslands, etc.

Falling debris from destroyed starships falling randomly to the planet below, a Garden world now in ruins. Now up high above, battle will be fought once again as the Three Powers engage in yet another skirmish for Orbital Superiority. A fleet of seventy Federation warships, at the center was an Defiant Heavy Cruiser, the AFS Titan, commanded by Admiral Kinsa herself. The fleet slowly cruised along the planet's orbit, approaching a designated Drop Point.

Currently a Federation strike force, the 701st Strike Battalion, was sent on a deep strike mission to weaken Union forces and establish a foothold in the Provisional Capital City of Sadain's Hope, deep into Union-held Territory in the region. However, the Battalion has encountered heavy resistance in the city, and while they have broken through and had secured a section of it, they are heavily outnumbered and face artillery bombardment and occasional full frontal assaults and had requested for reinforcements. And their ply for help has been answered.

AFS Titan, Command Bridge
Admiral Kinsa stood watching over a holographic display of Sadain's Hope on a wide table, the hologram was being streamed from the 701st's Forward Operations Base as to observe the current battle on the ground. She could see a small section of the city in bright green, indicating that being the 701st, while the rest of the city was red. "The situation's not looking good." She said to other officers observing the hologram. One, a Naasu Colonel, nodded in agreement. "They can't hold them off for long. I estimate they'd last for a few more days. The bastards are lucky we arrived in time." The Admiral nodded to the Naasu Colonel, turned and walked over to lay against the command chair. "We'll be in the Drop Point within the hour, I want all Marine and Army units aboard the Colossus and Argon to be ready for deployment by then, Colonel Weth. We can not afford to lose this opportunity the 701st have given us. This Offensive could very well turn the tide for this Front."

"Understood, ma'am, my forces will be ready then." He said while saluting to her, then turned and left. The Admiral's chair swiveled towards the Bridge Staff, as she observed them, she felt a bit of unease. For nearly two hours, there was no sign of Union ships, no resistance at all for a significant-sized fleet, one possible explanation of course is that Imperial forces may have entered orbit as well. But there's a real possibility that the fleet is heading right into a trap.

Of course, if a trap were set, the Admiral felt confident enough to repel such an attack if it came to it, although at the same time, they may very well won't survive if outnumbered. Although those thoughts and uncertainties were quite prophetic the alarms went off. "Admiral! We're detecting a large Union fleet on our course!" Soon the ship begun to shake violently as Union warships fired before they could even be seen. "Damn it!" She cried out. "Destroyer Squadrons 1 and 2! Return fire! All ships, protect the transports!"

From outside, the Federation Destroyers, organized into Squadrons of eight, aimed their main guns towards where the enemy last fired, and unleash a hail of graser bolts as their main forward batteries lit up. Enemy fire persisted, several frigates and an escort cruiser had already been decimated by the Union barrage. "

"Push forward! Don't let enemy destroy the transports!"

Orion: New Beginning

Good to know, and it's alright, can't be helped :)

Orion: New Beginning

@Goldeagle1221@Rare@Isotope@Monkeypants@Darkspleen@Attila@ASTA@Serpentine88@Commodore Robot@NewSun@Skylar@Lone Wanderer@Terminal
Hey guys, just a little reminder to get to posting! :) The RP can't wait forever! =p

Orion: New Beginning

Awesome! Welcome Aboard :)

Orion: New Beginning

Nice to see you again Attila! Been a while. Welcome aboard!